Guy contacts me via Facebook regarding my Marketplace posting for my truck for sale. Says he buys cars and trucks all the time and has them transported. Has me take several pictures of truck and and then he calls me from a Michigan area code, (I'm in Texas) Now red flags are going off in my head. Why TF are you going to pay for a 1200+ mile tow for a vehicle you are buying for less than 2K. He sounds like your normal everyday white guy. But I'm not your ordinary everyday fool. He says he can pay me via paypal and will have a tow truck come and pick it up. I play along and ask him for his full name so I can create a bill of sale. I google his name, and the guy is a convicted felon with 3 DWIs, larceny charges, aggravated trafficking, and more. Photo matched his Facebook profile pic so it's the same person. Any thoughts of 'hey maybe this is legit!' , were quickly wiped out when I googled his name. 1. Why would he give me his real name? (Maybe its not him) 2. What's the scam here? How does it work? This isn't some huge transaction? Needless to say, I told him I'm only dealing with someone local and only with cash.
Here is one of his many mug shots.. Mugshot
and his FB. Facebook
[url=https://www.jailbase.com/arrested/michigan/kent-county/cody-allen-makries-1806381][/url]
Here is one of his many mug shots.. Mugshot
and his FB. Facebook
[url=https://www.jailbase.com/arrested/michigan/kent-county/cody-allen-makries-1806381][/url]